VISTA: Geezer Bandit strikes bank

On Friday, the senior citizen turned serial bank robber hit a
bank located inside a grocery story on the north end of Vista, the
FBI reported.

The man entered the U.S. Bank inside the Albertsons at 1301 E.
Vista Way, at about 2:15 p.m. and showed a note demanding cash,
according to a press release issued by the FBI.

He was armed with a small revolver in his left hand.

The Geezer Bandit appears be a white man between 60 and 70 years
old, about 6 feet tall and 190 pounds, the FBI said.

FBI agents are taking into consideration speculation as to
whether the thief is a younger man wearing a sophisticated mask and
gloves, said April Langwell, spokeswoman for the FBI San Diego
office.

In Friday's theft, the robber wore a blazer and button-down
shirt with sunglasses and a baseball cap.

The FBI suspects the Geezer Bandit in eight San Diego County
bank heists since August. Four of the robberies happened in North
County; his two most recent heists were at Vista banks.

Prior to robbing a Vista bank on Escondido Avenue on April 20,
the Geezer Bandit's last heist was in late January.

Anyone with information about the heists can call the FBI at
858-565-1255, San Diego Sheriff’s Department at 858-565-5200, San
Diego Police Department at 619-531-2299, or anonymously to Crime
Stoppers at 888-580-8477.